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Finally returning to the Supra world. In 2014 I spun the harmonic balancer of the crank on my 7mge and parked it. Every time I tried to fix it life came in with a vengeance. A couple of times I seriously thought about selling it but nothing came of it. Finally last month I unlocked the door and...

Recently picked this one up. I've always wanted one. Thinking about getting the parts to do the 9mm conversion

This morning I got a phone call that yanked me out of dreamland. My mistake for having my cell next to my bed. I look at the number and recognized it as a place I used to work at. My old boss from Sears was wondering if I was still looking for a job. Apparently one of the mechanics found another...

For almost two years I have been working at Sears as a part time employee. I usually work from 32 to 38 hours a week at 5.50 plus commission which averages out to about $8 to $9 an hour without any benefits. About two months ago my friend gets a job as a manager at a shop. His job has been...

My car has been sporting the stock rims since I got her back on the road. Last week "Mid-Life Crisis" got a new set of shoes. The custom shop I hang out at had a set of rims and tires from a Chrysler Conquest sitting out back of the shop. The fronts were 225/50zr/16 and the backs were...

About 5 days ago on my day off a car came into the shop. Nothing special right.. When my coworker opened the hood two kittens hauled ass out of the engine bay and ran through the shop. One headed out the shop door and the other hid somewhere in the shop. A few days later one of the sales persons...

This weekend is a car show at Hooters in Tuscaloosa. Who's going?

Today was a nice day for a birthday. Beautiful weather, had the day off, and even worked on the Supra. About 7 pm my mom calls me to see if I was coming over. So I finished up and headed over to the folks. When I got there they had dinner ready. Steak, fries, and coleslaw. A good B-day dinner...

Last week I noticed an oil leak and tracked it down to the cam seals. I put them back in place thinking nothing of it because it's a fresh rebuild and it takes a little time for gaskets and seals to seat. Wednesday I saw the leak was back and the cam seals have moved again. Is it possible that...

My friend thought it would be a good idea to give me the turbo and intercooler off his Conquest. The turbo is a TD05-12A. What am I going to do with it? I could turbo my 90 integra....

The other night I had a run in with a pre 95 turboed eclipse. Either he didn't have the skills or the power to keep up but that doesn't matter. Today while filling up I noticed a puddle under my car. I instantly thought "Not from my car." So when I get home to do some maintains and noticed the...

Tonight was the first night on the road for my 88 N/A. My build consist of: Shaved Head Decked block Unknown 7M cams with lobe height of approx 40 MM. (Only identifying mark on them is a number 6. Found them in another 7MGE pulled from a 86.5 Supra.) 6M crank Cat delete 2.5 in...

Today my friend and I spent the day finishing up my motor and dropping it into "Mid-Life Crisis". Once we got the timing fixed she fired right up! Then the fun started. Chasing down air leaks, gas leaks, and other little problems. Tomorrow we are going to fix all the little problems and get the...

Finally got the motor rebuilt and took it for a test drive. I barely got down the street when the motor started to knock. (insert favorite cuss words)!! I turned the car around and drove back into the shop. We started the the tear down and found a crack in #5 cylinder wall. It's about an inch...

I have two sets of cams. One set is out of an 88 7MGE and the other is out of an 86.5 7MGE. I'm not sure if the set out of the 86.5 are stock. Those cams have a "3" on them and are 2mm taller than the 88's. And there are no names stamped in either sets of cams. My questions are: Could...

I was cleaning out my Supra and I found a Jet Performane control unit. It hooks up to the TPS and MAP sensors. My questions are: Are they any good? Would it be wise to use on a NA build?

Last week I put the block into the shop to be prepped for the rebuild. The block was decked, honed, bearings replaced, rod #5 replaced, pistons checked out and cleaned, saddle straightened, and the block cleaned. The guy said the block was slightly warped and had to take some off to get it flat...

Hello from Tuscaloosa, I've recently bought a 1988 NA Supra with targa top as a graduation present to myself for spending the last two years going to school full-time and working full-time. I purchased the car for 600 USD because it had a knock. Appearently rod #5 spun and ate it's...